pgxmock VS go-sqlmock

Compare pgxmock vs go-sqlmock and see what are their differences.

pgxmock

pgx mock driver for golang to test database interactions (by pashagolub)

go-sqlmock

Sql mock driver for golang to test database interactions (by DATA-DOG)
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pgxmock

Posts with mentions or reviews of pgxmock. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-22.
  • Using SQLC in project how do I mock database Calls with it for unit testing?
    3 projects | /r/golang | 22 Oct 2022
    It's not the right call IMO to skip mocking the database connection to achieve 100% test coverage. How your app will behave in failure scenarios that are impossible to imitate during integration tests is part of the software contract. If your choice is to panic, or return an error, document that by testing that behavior. If another dev, or future you inadvertently breaks the contract, the test suite will fail. That's what you want. For unit tests against your database you should be using either go-sqlmock if testing against database/sql or pgxmock if testing against pgx. That being said, the points raised elsewhere in this thread regarding unit tests potentially hiding edge cases in terms of how an actual database will interact with your application that are not reflective of your understanding when writing mocks are 100% valid. You should do both. Unit test your app and write integration tests as well. On my team, we run integration tests using docker-compose.
  • Can you set expectations for SQL transaction using Testify?
    2 projects | /r/golang | 17 Jul 2022
    For postgres only but pgxmock is similarly excellent

go-sqlmock

Posts with mentions or reviews of go-sqlmock. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-24.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pgxmock and go-sqlmock you can also consider the following projects:

pgxatomic - Clean implementation of transaction manager using pgx

gomock - GoMock is a mocking framework for the Go programming language.

goose - A database migration tool. Supports SQL migrations and Go functions.

go-txdb - Immutable transaction isolated sql driver for golang

mockery - A mock code autogenerator for Go

gock - HTTP traffic mocking and testing made easy in Go ༼ʘ̚ل͜ʘ̚༽

minimock - Powerful mock generation tool for Go programming language

gotests - Automatically generate Go test boilerplate from your source code.

tidb-lite - Using tidb-lite to create a TiDB server with mocktikv mode in your application or unit test.

realize - Realize is the #1 Golang Task Runner which enhance your workflow by automating the most common tasks and using the best performing Golang live reloading.

Mmock - Mmock is an HTTP mocking application for testing and fast prototyping

timex - A test-friendly replacement for golang's time package [managed by soy-programador]